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J. WASSON, OF ELYRIA, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 71,091, dated vllavembw 19, 1867.

IMPRGVEMENT IN MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND I'ORMING WIRE.

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TOALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. WASSON, of Elyria, in the county of Lorain, and State of Ohio, have invented a. new and useful Improvement in Forming and Cutting Wire; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention consists in an arrangement of a hollow circular guide, and in feeding-rollers which-are driven by gearing, and in a cutting-knife which `may be operated by the foot, whereby Wire for tnne'rs use and) for other purposes may be formed, measured oi, and cut with great facility, as I will proceed to describe.

l Figure 1 represents a front view of the machine, showing the gearing which drives the feed-rollers, the knife, and an edge view of the guide.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, showing a side view of the feed-rollers and the guide. l

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. A represents the frame to which the apparatus is attached. B is the guide or hollow circle for the wire,

vC is the knife. I) D represent the gearing by which the feed-rollers are driven. E E represent the feed:

rollers, between which the wire passes, and by which it is fed to the knife. F is a gauge, which is made to slide on the guide B, by which the length of the wire to be cut is governed. It is fastened in any desired position by a set-screw. The guide B isvcircular in form, and it may be described otherwise as being a portion of a tube, open ou its inner side, with the ends lapping by each other so as to admit and discharge the wir@ in the 'process of cutting it in pieces. This guide is attached near each of its ends to a block, which is dove. tailed, (or it may be attached in some other suitable manner,) so as to be removable at pleasure to an adjush able stand, marked G. It is designed to have a variety off-these guide-circles, so as to suit the di'erent kinds of work or lengths of wire required. The inner edge of the adjustable stand G has a cutting-knife fixed to it, which works with the knife C, thetwo operating similar to shears. The knife C, as will be noticed, is hung on a pivot at one end, and it is operated with the foot by a rod and treadlo, as indicated in red. a is a spring under the knife C, which throws the knife up in the process of cutting. The feed-rollers are placed on the ends of two shafts, D', which pass through the machine, and which are supported by the frame A. The gearwheels D Di are placed upon the same shaft, within the frame, and are operated or revolved by a crank, or in any other convenient manner. h is a set-screw, at the bottom'of the frame, by which the stand G is adjumd.

J is a set-screw, on the top of the frame, by which the upper roller is adjusted so as to suit dierent-sizd; wire. There are grooves in one or both of the feed-rollers for the purpose of guiding and holding the wire.. I

The circle or diameter of the pieces of wire cut can be varied by raising the stand Gby the screw L.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent', is-

A machine for forming and cutting wire for tinners and other purposes, constructed mainly of the guide s marked B, the rollers E, the gearing D, the shaft D', the knife C, and the stand Gr, or their equivalents,

arranged substantially as described.

' The above specification of my invention signed by me this 2d day of February, 1867.

J. WASSON.

Witnesses:

J. S. METCALF, S. B. WoLcor'r. 

